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Employee Spotlight – Colby & Samuel

April 15, 2023
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We want to shine a spotlight on two of the skilled welders on our team — Colby joined our team in 2020 through work-based learning with Valley Career and Technical Center and works in our Prefab shop as a Plumbing HVAC Welder B. Samuel has been welding since high school and continues to grow his…

March 2023 RBI presenting scholarship to Stephen with Blue Ridge Community College

Congratulations to Our 2023 Scholarship Winner

April 11, 2023
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Congratulations to our recent scholarship winner from Blue Ridge Community College, Stephen Hall! Stephen is completing his associate’s degree at Blue Ridge before continuing his engineering degree at Virginia Tech. We are honored to be able to award scholarships to students continuing their education in engineering-related fields, and wish him the best of luck in…

RBI Employee Spotlight Bill Shull

Employee Spotlight – Bill Shull

April 4, 2023
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Continued learning is important for every role at RBI, which is why we want to give a shout-out to Bill Shull, who recently obtained his Virginia State HVAC Master’s Certification. Bill started at RBI as an apprentice and now works as a Service Supervisor. His advice for those considering the career? “Be willing to continue…

March 2023 RBI Safety Champion Matthew

March 2023 Safety Champion

March 31, 2023
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The Safety Champion for the month of March is Matthew Rowe! Matthew was nominated for utilizing the required PPE, which prevented a more serious injury from occurring.

RBI Retirement Eldon

Happy Retirement, Eldon!

March 27, 2023
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Happy Retirement wishes go out to our Plumbing Field Superintendent, Eldon Rexrode! Eldon worked for RBI for 34 years, starting in the plumbing field in October 1988. His wealth of knowledge of our trades was reflected in his workmanship and displayed on job sites. As a thank you for all he’s done, we presented him…

March 2023 RBI tour of the facility in Mt. Crawford, Virginia, with Fort Defiance High School and Greene County Technical Center

Behind-the-Scenes Tours of RBI

March 23, 2023
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Students and instructors from Greene County Technical Education Center and Fort Defiance High School recently took a peek behind the scenes at RBI to learn about the work we do. During these two visits, HVAC, welding, Career Connections, and other students got to take a tour of our facility, learn about some of the projects…

March 2023 RBI team at Words at Work in Fishersville, Virginia

March 2023 Worlds of Work

March 20, 2023
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This year’s Worlds of Work event in Fishersville was another big success! Over 2,500 seventh-grade students from Staunton City Schools, Waynesboro Public Schools, Harrisonburg City Public Schools, Augusta County Public Schools, and Rockingham County Public Schools attended to participate in hands-on career exploration activities. Our team set up the plumbing/HVAC display, answered questions about career…

March 2023 RBI sponsoring JMU Top Dog

March 2023 Top Dog

March 14, 2023
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Congratulations to Braylon for winning the latest Top Dog experience with James Madison University Sports Men’s Basketball! He got to take a tour behind the scenes, meet members of the team, and enjoy courtside seats for the big game. We had a great time meeting you and your family, and love sponsoring this opportunity with…

Safety Champion – February 2023

February 28, 2023
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The Safety Champion for the month of February is Stephen Lam! Stephen was nominated for consistently practicing good, safe work habits and always wearing his PPE. Nice job, Stephen!

Employee Spotlight – Rodney Maddox

February 24, 2023
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Today we’d like to spotlight one of our HVAC Technicians, Rodney Maddox! Rodney was nominated for our employee spotlight by his Service Manager, BJ Thompson, for leading by example, putting employee safety first, and working hard to ensure our clients have a positive experience. Since starting with RBI as a level-four technician, he’s completed the…